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CLICXM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
200 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
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..THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 56 440 PM 74 1927 58 -2 45
1933
MINIMUM 37 610 AM 22 1940 43 -6 33
1985
AVERAGE 47 50 -3 39
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.20 1963 0.08 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.46 1.55 -0.09 0.82
SINCE DEC 1 3.53 4.46 -0.93 2.89
SINCE JAN 1 1.46 1.55 -0.09 0.82
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 18 14 4 26
MONTH TO DATE 244 281 -37 372
SINCE DEC 1 614 634 -20 739
SINCE JUL 1 793 849 -56 845
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0
SINCE DEC 1 2 7 -5 1
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
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THE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 78 1954
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 10 1985
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM EST SUNSET 542 PM EST
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 720 AM EST SUNSET 543 PM EST
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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